Burkina Faso
EITI events in Washington DC and new EITI Candidate countries
Transparency in the extractive industries was very much on the agenda in Washington DC during the week 11-15 May. The World Bank and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) held sessions on sub-national implementation of EITI and working with civil society to ensure EITI is implemented successfully.
14-15 May saw the convening of the 9th EITI Board which accepted Albania, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Zambia as EITI Candidate countries.
PWYP member the Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) held its own event on how transit revenues could potentially be included in the framework of EITI. RWI followed events closely and posted regular updates here, including contributions from EITI board member Anthony Richter who was busy blogging on how the week unfolded.
Résolution: Atelier de formation sur la mise en oeuvre de l’ITIE et la campagne ‘’Publiez ce que vous payez’’ au Burkina Faso
Une résolution suite à l’atelier de formation sur la mise en oeuvre de l’ITIE et la campagne Publiez Ce Que Vous Payez au Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso - Exploitation minière : La société civile en quête de transparence
Plusieurs organisations de la société civile burkinabè ont mis en place, le 11 avril 2009, un réseau pour plus de transparence dans l’exploitation minière. Adoption des statuts et règlement intérieur, élection du bureau, c’est ce à quoi se sont attelés les participants à l’assemblée générale constitutive tenue à Ouagadougou.
Dénommé réseau “Publiez ce que vous payez-Burkina Faso” (PCQVP), il est un regroupement d’organisations de la société civile burkinabè. Le réseau PCQVP a pour objectif ultime de “promouvoir une gestion transparente des revenus miniers” au Burkina Faso.
West African Civil Society salutes the adoption of the ECOWAS mining directive; calls on all stakeholders to comply
On Friday, April 17th 2009, ECOWAS Ministers of Mines and Industries met in Abuja to adopt the Draft ECOWAS Mining Directive after a two-day meeting of experts from Member States.
The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), which includes numerous members of the Publish What You Pay coalition put out the following press statement.
France must re-open probe into alleged graft by African leaders
A French probe into alleged possession of misappropriated assets by several African Presidents has been shut down, despite uncovering tens of millions of dollars worth of luxury properties and cars, and dozens of bank accounts belonging to the rulers, their family members and close associates.
